SOLD - 50C – 1839 PCGS MS63
SOLD - 50C – 1839 PCGS MS63
Date 1839 Lg. Letters
Grade PCGS MS63
PCGS Price Guide 3500
Population (PCGS) 26/53
Population (NGC) 18/51
Serial Number 6179.63/81654175
PCGS Lookup Number 6179
ATTRACTIVE CHOICE UNCIRCULATED 1839 CAPPED BUST HALF DOLLAR
Large Letters reverse.
The two-year type, produced in 1838 and 1839, is found in two varieties: the rare Small Letters reverse and the more common Large Letters. As a date, the 1839 is scarce in properly graded MS63 and quite rare in grades higher than this.
This is an uncommonly fresh example with deep natural two-tone golden-grey color seen in similar hues and proportions on both sides. The underlying surfaces are clean and lustrous while the strike is centrally bold but a bit weak at the borders.
The only PCGS MS63 1839 Capped Bust half dollar to sell at auction since August 2011 realized $3,760 as Stacks Bowers 2016 ANA> It was stickered by CAC but had been dipped.
This is good value for the issue and a really nice representative of the fascinating, short-lived type.
